Bath mitt



J. E. PAMPLlN Dec; 26, 1933.

BATH MITT Filed June 2.7, 195s INVENTOR Patented Dec. 26, 1933 UNITEDS'IA'rlss` PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates generally to new and useful improvementsin bath mitts and has particular reference to a mitt of reversiblecharacter embodying a pocketlike element on one side thereof forretaining a cake of soap and allowing lather therefrom to iilter'throughthe material thereof to facilitate bathing.

The principal object of the invention'is to provide a bath mitt of theclass designated that embodies a porous soap container arranged on oneside thereof or on the palm side of the mitt and through which thelather from the soap filters asl in bathing.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a reversiblebath'mitt which employs a soap rcontainer on the palm side thereof andthat may be quickly Aand easily reversed when suiilcient lather has beensecured without removing the hand from the mitt.

A' still further object of the invention is the provision of a bath mittof the dass described which combines a soap container on one side and atwo sided crash or toweling rubbing or scrubbing surface for soaping thebody and cleansing the sameby the use of either or both sides.

An additional object of the invention is that of providing a bath mitt'ofthe class indicated which is so constructed that thumb openings arepositioned on opposite side edges to facilitatethe easy reversing of thesame without entirely withdrawing the hand therefrom.

Additional to the foregoing. objects is that o! providing a bath mittwhich is very simple in construction, is durable, and that provides anexcellent body cleaning and massaging medium.

Other objects andv advantages of the invention become apparent withreference to the subjoined specification and the accompanying one sheetof drawings in whichz- Figure 1 is a side elevation'of the improved bathmitt showing the scrubbing or cleansing side thereof;

Figure 2 illustrates the reverse side thereof or the palm side and showsthe porous container positioned in place thereon, a hand being shown inplace in the mitt;

Figure 3 is as enlarged fragmentary section taken through the fingersections and side binding;i as illustrated by the line 3-3 in Figure l;an

Figure 4 is a greatly enlarged transverse section taken through the handportions of the mitt, the soap container and the thumb openings thereof,as indicated by the line 4-4 in Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing it will be observed that thebath mitt in its preferred form consists of two mating crash or likeroughened hand sections 5 and 6 stitched and held securely boundtogether by means oi' binding strips 7, 8 and 9 and providing a wristsection l0 open at one side to receive the hand and having snaps 11 and12 adapted to secure the mitt securely to the wrist, a loop 13 beingalso provided to hang the mitt up when not in use.

Thumb openings 14 and 15 are provided in opposite side edges of thebinding through which the thumb is inserted when the mitt is used ineither position and finger openings 16 are stitched into the mitt andextend inwardly toward the palm section thereof so that the iingers maybe inserted therein to facilitate handling of the mitt.

' As disclosed in Figures 2 and 4 the mitt is shown provided on the palmside thereof with a stitched soap container 17 having its outer and sideedges securely stitched in place to the section 6 of the mitt andhavinga snap fastener 18 secured to its lower free edge whereby'a cakeof soap 19 may be inserted therein and held in place by said snapfastener.

The container material is a very porous netting or webbing material andthe soap lather easily penetrates the same when the mitt is in use andthe lather spreads over the surface 6 of the mitt and this surface beingof rough crash material causes the lather to be thoroughly spread overthe users body, the opposite side 5 of the mitt being utilized forrinsing and massaging purposes.

It will be observed with reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawingthat the mitt has been illustrated in the two positions in which it isused, that is, Figure 1 illustrates the same in position for use ascleansing and massaging element while in Figure 2 the same. is shownwith the soap container on the palm side of the right hand, or inposition to lather the body of the wearer.

It will also be noted in this connection that the mitt may be worn oneither right or' left hands and may be also reversed from side to sideon either hand. The reversal of the mitt from side to side on eitherhand may be accomplished without entirely removing the mitt from thehand of the wearer.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States thefollowing:-

A bath mitt of the class described comprising mating sections of coarsematerial, said sections being stitched and bound together at theirmarginal edges, spaced lines of stitching extending inwardly from oneend thereof forming linger openings between said sections and thumbopenings formed in the side edges thereof and a wristopening formed inthe opposite end thereof, and a porous soap retaining receptaclestitched to one of said sections, whereby the body may be lathered andcleansed and the mitt may be reversed to massage the body after thelathering and cleansing operation.

JAMES E. PAMPLIN.

